Waikanae Beach
Waikanae Beach is a suburb in Kāpiti Coast District, Greater Wellington and has about 3,050 residents. Waikanae Beach is situated nearby to the locality Kapiti Urban Area, as well as near the quarter Otaihanga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waimeha Lagoon and Southward Car Museum.
Southward Car Museum
Museum
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The Southward Car Museum is an automobile museum and event centre in Otaihanga, New Zealand. It was established by Len Southward in the 1970s to house his collection of over 450 vehicles and several aircraft and is now run by a charitable trust. Southward Car Museum is situated 3 km south of Waikanae Beach.
Waikanae Park
Park
Waikanae is a town on the Kāpiti Coast, 60 km north of the Wellington, New Zealand. The name is a Māori word meaning "waters" "of the grey mullet". The area surrounding the town is notable for its 2.4-kilometre-long beach, the Waikanae River estuary, the Kapiti Marine Reserve, and Kapiti Island, which lies 4 km offshore in the Tasman Sea. Waikanae Park is situated 2½ km east of Waikanae Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otaihanga and Paraparaumu Beach.
Otaihanga
Quarter
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Otaihanga is on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is just north of Paraparaumu on the south bank of the Waikanae River and is roughly 55 km north of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington.
Paraparaumu Beach
Suburb
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Paraparaumu Beach is a coastal settlement on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located west of the main Paraparaumu township, 50 km north of Wellington. The area faces Kapiti Island. Paraparaumu Beach is situated 4 km southwest of Waikanae Beach.
Waikanae
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Waikanae is a laid-back beach town of 14,000 people in the Kapiti Coast with a combination of retired population and young families that brings a unique blend that is relaxing and vibrant.
Waikanae Beach
- Type: Suburb with 3,050 residents
- Description: town in New Zealand
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Kāpiti Coast District, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.87072° or 40° 52′ 15″ southLongitude
175.01677° or 175° 1′ 0″ eastPopulation
3,050Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
4VFQ42H8+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2292029069OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6224755Wikidata ID
Q97087300
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Waikanae Beach” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Waikanae Beach”
- Turkish: “Waikanae Beach”
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